One of the few tennis players who can boast of having a positive record in matches with Novak Djokovic is Alejandro Tabilo.
The Chilean defeated Djokovic 2:0 (6:3, 6:4) today in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters and now leads 2:0 in clashes against the best tennis player of all time.
Djokovic came to the Masters in Monte Carlo for the 18th time in his career. Novak arrived after the tournament in Miami, where he played the final, and his form seemed to be on the rise, but today the Serbian tennis player played perhaps his weakest match of the season.
Djokovic holds the record for most Masters titles (40). He has won the Monte Carlo Masters only twice, most recently in 2015, and was eliminated early in the first Masters on clay once.
On the other hand, Tabilo has achieved two victories against top 10 rivals in his career, both of which were against Djokovic.
Djokovic was the first to break, leading 1:0, and in the very next game Tabilo returned the break and tied. Then in the sixth game the Chilean broke Novak's serve once again, tied three games, and then won the first set.
The second set was decided in the third game, when Tabilo got another break. Djokovic had a chance to return the break in the eighth game, but failed, so Tabilo celebrated after two sets and advanced to the next round.
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